Former Indiana Pacers coach and front office official George Irvine dies

George Irvine, who coached nearly 200 games for Indiana in the 1980s before working in the front office, has died after battling cancer. He was 69.

The Pacers announced the death Tuesday. Irvine had been living near his hometown of Seattle, where he was a standout player for the University of Washington.

"George Irvine brought me to Indiana and in my mind he was the beginning of NBA basketball with the Pacers in our building process for the years to come," longtime Pacers executive Donnie Walsh said. "He had a great basketball mind, which allowed him to function at a high level as a coach, administrator and purveyor of talent."

Irvine became Indiana's head coach in 1984 after three seasons as an assistant with the team. He went 48-116 in two seasons and later returned as interim coach in 1988-89. Irvine got a second chance with Detroit in 1999-2000 and stuck around for one more season. He finished his head coaching career with a record of 100-190.

Irvine also served as an assistant with the Pacers, Pistons, Golden State, Denver and the Virginia Squires in the defunct ABA.

Some dubbed him Magnum G.I. in part because of the thick moustache that reminded fans of Tom Selleck in the hit TV show "Magnum, P.I."

Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas can't believe Draymond Green is calling anyone else a dirty player, let alone his Boston teammate Kelly Olynyk.

Green said on his Dray Day podcast that he doesn't respect Olynyk and thinks the Celtics center is a dirty player. Green was reacting to an incident Olynyk had with Washington's Kelly Oubre Jr., who was suspended for a game after shoving Olynyk after a hard screen.

Green later tweeted something Tuesday seemingly meant as a response to Thomas, whose Celtics are tied with the Wizards 2-2 with Game 5 set for Wednesday: "Just get through that series bro . "

Olynyk also took exception to Green's criticism of him.

"It's ridiculous," Olynyk said. "I mean I know who I am, I know what I do, what I stand for. My teammates know and that's all that matters."